Colombia Royal Select Decaf

Colombian coffee is authentic specialty coffee. This is the creamiest and smoothest washed mild coffee and the standard by which all others should be judged. The fresh grind is aromatic and fruity, even a bit sweet smelling. It has the aroma of coffee cherry, and spice. 

Aroma: Croissant
Body: Light
Cup: Creamy
Finish: Chocolate

Water Process Decaffeination

Water process decaffeination uses no chemicals to extract the caffeine from the coffee beans. Rather, it relies on solubility and osmosis to remove the caffeine and preserve flavor.

First, a batch of green beans is immersed in a boiling water tank. This dissolves and extracts the caffeine and other solids from the coffee. The resulting solution is passed through a filter that catches the larger caffeine molecules and allows the desirable components to pass through, leaving a flavor-rich solution. This first batch of flavorless beans is discarded.

A new batch of coffee beans is added to the hot, flavor-rich, and caffeine-free solution. Since the other solids are already present, only the caffeine moves from the beans into the solution. The solution is filtered to remove the caffeine, and the cycle repeats until the beans are 99.9% caffeine-free by mass. This process takes 8-10 hours to complete. 

The following video shows the Swiss Water process, which is very similar to how Royal decaffeinates: